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P. WINEMAN.

TWO WHBELBD VEHICLE.

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PARKER WINEMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ITWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,328, dated July 17, 1883,

.Application Iled July 1Q, 1852. (No model.)

T all w/wm, it may concern Be it known that I, PARKER WINEMAN, of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Carts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to that class of light carts which are designed for pleasure and business; and it consists,'mainly, first, in the combination, with the shafts, of a seat-arm of peculiar form, by means of which the cart is adapted for the convenient entrance of the rider into the seat and exit from the same; and, second, inthe combination, with the seat-arm and axle, of a leaf-spring for supporting the rear end of the seat-arm. Y

It consists, further, incertain special features of construction, which, in connection with the foregoing, will be fully described hereinafter. In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side View of my improved cart; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a view ofthe rear end of one of the shafts and its attachments; Fig. 4t, a view of one of the leaf-springs; Fig. 5, a partial rear View, showing the manner of attaching the leafspring and the shaft to the axle; Fig. 6, views of the brace-rods C; Fig. 7, a view of the clip,- plate employed'to connect the spring to the axle; Fig. 8,l a view of the clip employed in connection therewith; Fig. 9, views of the brace-bar employed to strengthen the seat-arm; Fig. 10, views of the link by means of which the free end of the leaf-spring is connected to the hook of the body portion; Fig. 11, a side View of the hook-iron secured to the body portion; Fig. 12, views of the strap by means of which the front ends of the seat-arms are secured to the shaft; Fig. 13, a view of the brace! rod which supports the front end of the seat; Figs. 14 and 15, views illustrating the manner of securing the spring to the body portion of the cart; Fig. 16, Va view o f the axle detached; Fig. 17, a view of the seat-iron detached; and Fig. 18, a partial view, illustrating the manner of closing in the back of the body portion.

To enable others skilled in the art to make lfully the construction of the same.

A represents the axle, preferably of bentform, as shown in Fig. 16, which is made of square iron, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and is supported at each end by the wheels a a in any proper manner.

B B represent the shafts, the rear end or each of which rests upon the top of the axle, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and is secured there to by the plate c of the bracerod C, the side plates, b b, having the threaded ends and nuts, as shown, and the bolts b b', as shown;

C represents the brace bar or rod, before referred to, extending forward from the baseplate c in an inclined direction, the front end of which is secured to the lower side of the shaft B by means of the threaded ends of a clip, D, as shown.

E represents a cross-bar held at its ends by the upper portion of the clips 'D D, as shown, by means of which the shafts are properly connected together, and a proper support also is furnished for the whiffletree e, asA shown.

F, Figs. 1 and 17, represents one of the seatarms, consisting of a bar .of proper length, which Ais provided at each end and in the center with a horizontal or nearly horizontal portion, and between these points with curved portions, the central portion being depressed below the end portions, as shown.

f, Fig. 2, represents a bottom board having its sides inclined inward from front to rear, by means of which these central portions are united together, and also a proper foot-support is provided when the seat-arms are in position.

f represents a dash-board extending forward board, as shown.

f 2 f 2, Fig. 18, represent slats or other proper means of closing in the space between the seatarms in rear of and above the rear edge of the bottom board.

f3 f3, Figs. 1, 2, and 9, represent brace-bars ,uniting the curved portion of the seat-arms,

Aand upward from the front edge of the bottom front edge of the seat to the vertical portion of the seat-arm, as shown.

G, Figs. 1 and 12, represents a strap upon the shaft, which is provided with a projection or stud, g, adapted to extend into and through a proper recess in the front end of the seatarm, as shown.

f/ represents a bolt by means of which the front end of the arm F is secured to the strap in such manner as to swing 1" reely within cer tain limits.

H, Figs. 11, 14, and 15, represents au iron plate having a hook, 71, as shown, which plate is strongly secured to the seat-arm and body portion near the rear corner of the latter, as shown in Fig. I.

I, Figs. 1, 4, and 14, represents a leafspring, the bottom plate of which is bent at its large end in such manner as to inelose the axle, as shown in Figs. 4 and 14.

i, Fig. 4, represents a hook or ring formed at its free end as shown.

i', Figs. 5 and 7, represents aclip-plate, and 17"1', Figs. 5 and S, clips by means of which the spring is strongly secured to the axle, as shown in Fig. 5.

J, Figs. 10 and 14, represents a bifurcated link or swinging piece having at one end an eye, j, and at the other end proper openings for receivingand holding the boltj, as shown. rIhe free end of the spring is connected to the body portion by slipping the eyej of the link over the hook h ol' the plate H and passing the boltj through the ring of the leaf-spring, as shown in Fig. 14.

Some of the advantages of t-he described construction are as follows: By constructing the seat-arms with a central portion depressed below the shafts, the seat is made accessible without the necessity of stepping over the seat-arms. By constructing the leaf-spring in the manner described-that is, with its bottom plate bent about the axle-a secure attachment is made without bringing any special strain upon the securingclips. By connecting the leaf-spring to the body portion, in the manner described, an elastic spring is ob-' tained which will not toss the rider in passing over obstructions. By constructing the seatarms in the shape shown, and uniting these curved portions with the brace-bars, great strength is obtained with convenience ot form.

I do not limit myself to the speciiic e011- struction shown at the ends of the seat-arms, although this is the preferred construction. If desired, the upper plate of the leaf-spring may be bent around the axle instead of the lower.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the axle A, shafts B B, and seat-arms F F, the C-springs I I, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the axle A, the spring I, having its plate surrounding the axle.

3. In combination with the axle A, the shafts B B, having the straps G, the seat-arms F F, the spring I, and the link for uniting the body portion to the free end of the spring.

4. In combination with the seat-arms having the depressed central portion, the bracebar f, uniting the curved portions and the panel f, as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 10th day of June, A. D. 1882.

PARKER TINEWAB \Vitnesses:

J. II. LUoAs, ELI T. LUoAs. 

